No. Tagalog is a language that has loanwords and content from both local Filippino vernacular languages and Spanish, due to colonial influence. In other words, Tagalog had some of its own stuff, ate some other languages and had Spanish for garnishing.

Chances are when someone says 'Filippino' or 'Pilippino' (as it's pronounced in Tagalog) they mean 'Tagalog'.

by the virtue of most of my friends here(almost all are pilipinos) they are taught in school:

pilipino- a person of the philippines
pilipina- woman pilipino
filipina- preferred pronunciation of pilipina, cuz it's more delicate
pinoy- slang term, just like 'brits' for the british
pinay- 'pinoy' for ladies
FILIPINO- their recognized language, derived from dialects such as tagalog, bisaya, illongo, etc. including their native 'gay lingo'. (hey languages evolve right?)
tagalog- main dialect of central luzon area.

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As a student of Japanese I find it grating the way martialists masturbate over 'sensei', like sensei has some spiritual bond or metaphysical power to it that the word only half-conveys. "I.... AM.... SENSEI!!!!"

Sensei is a teacher. That's all. I've had many senseis. At school. I'm not going to call you sensei like it's something awesome, 'cause I know plenty of crotchety old ladies who go by the same title, Mr Karate.

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No. Tagalog is a language that has loanwords and content from both local Filippino vernacular languages and Spanish, due to colonial influence. In other words, Tagalog had some of its own stuff, ate some other languages and had Spanish for garnishing.

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ha? all of the japanese i've met(usually businessmen and their families) know that kancho is the head honcho,i.e. the company president. maybe you're pronouncing it wrong?

try budo! go there and say, i'm came here for budo, they'll look at you and say, you like our grapes?:toothy2:

Yep, i probably was, i was young and was less educated in the language, but i bet i still knew more at that time than said 'kancho' about japanese. At around the same time ther was an ad for a club in a national mag for a club, the kanji according to my japanes g/f read 'bijutsu', the art of painting, kick ass.